Cal is younger than Ethan, who doesn't have the gene.

Guest: Thank you for the review, I can do a chapter were Tess returns, but it will be a while.

This chapter was requested by bronny9, with the prompt: Cal is kidnapped by two thugs who his father knows, but will Ethan be able to save his brother?


The Secret Life Of Casualty.

Chapter 563

Calvin Hardy was a respectable doctor who worked at St. James. Or thats what he told his kids, they had no idea he was a drug dealer on the sly. His deals took place in the alleyway, away from his kids so they wouldn't get caught in his dodgy dealings.

But one night, when a young Cal couldn't sleep, he peeked through his bedroom window to see a deal that would keep him up for the rest of the night. Two men, dressed all in black were given his father a kick in.

.A few years later

Returning home from work one night, Cal was suddenly ambushed by two men, one put an arm around Cal's throat, restricting his breathing as a blindfold was placed around his eyes as he was dragged in to a waiting van, thrown in to the back and then the van sped off, taking Cal to an unknown destination.

When they arrived at the destination, it was dark and Cal was roughly pulled out, trying and failing to kick out with his legs.

The door was unlocked and Cal was led down some steps. The men ignored his shouts of"Get Off Me"

One of the men tied his legs together while the other man pulled his arms behind his back and tied them up and then left, leaving Cal tied up.

Cal struggled against the rope that were tying his hands together, but it was no use, it was knotted pretty tight and it was beginning to give him rope burn. He knew he needed to save his energy.

The door to the basement was opened and a sandwhich was thrown in his direction, but due to his tied hands, he was unable to catch the food.

Ethan was getting worried about Cal, his phone was switched off and nobody in the ED had seen him. He wasn't in the Hope and Anchor, after not hearing from Cal a few days later, Ethan headed to the station.

"I think my brother has been kidnapped." Ethan told the man on the desk.

"We can't do anything, sir." The man on the desk said.

Ethan sighed, he was frustrated. That meant it was down to him to find his brother, but he didn't have a clue where to start. When back in his flat, he tried Cal's phone app, but it wasn't showing anything.

"Come on, Cal, where are you?" Ethan said aloud. Suddenly Ethan's phone in his hand, vibrated. He accessed it to see an image. That image was Cal but he was tied to a chair.

" Ethan studied the picture to see if it could give him any hits were his brother was. It looked like a storage locker. There was storage lockers just behind the eatate. Was Ethan close to finding his brother. There was only one way to find out. Ethan reached for his car keys and left the flat, getting in to the car and driving towards the place were Cal was being held.

Using his satnav, he soon found himself outside a building. The door was locked and Ethan decided to break in, he knew it was against the law, but he needed to get to his brother. He punched the window in, ignoring the blood and pain and climbed through the window.

Cal?" A voice that sounded like Ethan's called. "Cal, can you hear me?"

Cal gave no response that he could and that scared Ethan. He took his phone out of his jeans and switched on his torch, which led him down a narrow corridor, which he followed to find his brother and found him locked in a cage.

"Cal, its ok, I'm here now" Ethan said, spotting his brother. He had to find someway of getting in there to free his tried the door, it was locked, how did he get him out?

Ethan rang for an ambulance, while they waited he stroked Cal's hair, whispering soothing words in his ear. It was a relief when he heard the voice of the ambulance crew.

"Ambulance service "

Jeff and Dixie arrived and put the spinal board board down.

"Your safe now, mate" Jeff told him, putting an oxygen mask on him, once he was on the board.

Jeff placed the collar around Cal's neck.

"I don't want it, Ethan. "

"It's to check you haven't damaged your neck, mate" Ethan told him.

Cal knew this as a doctor but it felt like he was trapped. Eventually, Ethan convinced him, it was for his own saftey and they were on the way to the ED. Cal was rushed in to RESUS with Connie, Zoe and Will, while Jess went to tend to Ethan's sore hands.

Once he was on the bed, a CT was ordered, which came back clear.

Connie come to talk to Ethan, who was in the staff room, pacing the floor.

"Doctor. Hardy." Connie called. Even when Ethan wasn't in uniform, she was still calling him by his professional name. Ethan turned around to face her.

"Caleb was found severly dehydrated. So, we've started him on a drip." Connie told him.

Ethan nodded his thanks as Connie left the staffroom, leaving Ethan on his own for a few minutes before the door opened and Robyn appeared, handing Ethan a sandwhich,

"Thanks Robyn" Ethan told her. Robyn smiled and shut the door, leaving Ethan to eat his lunch.

Cal was in RESUS, lying on a bed, an oxygen mask over his face, a pulse oximeter on his finger and a drip, attached to a bag full of fluids.

Ethan walked in to RESUS to find Cal trying to take the IV drip out of his hand. He sat on the chair that Charlie had left out. It was decided that he was going to be kept in overnight.

Cal slept for a bit but then woke screaming.

Ethan put a hand over his brothers. "What happened, Cal?"

"Dad was a drug dealer and I was kidnapped by two men who didn't get their deals on time"

"Cal, your safe now, I promise" Ethan said as Charlie come in to RESUS to check on him.

"You promise?" Cal asked.

"Would I lie to you?" Ethan asked.

Cal shook his head as he whispered. "No."

Ethan slept in the chair that night as the next morning Charle informed both boys that Cal was getting discharged.

Cal stared at the door, as if he was scared his kidnappers might come out from behind it. Ethan smiled reassuriingly.

Cal went to bed early that night to try to put his ordeal behind him.

The next morning, Ethan had bad news, Connie needed him to come in, even though it was his day off.

"I'll be fine, Ethan." Cal told him, trying to be brave.

"If your sure?" Ethan said.

Cal nodded. Ethan left for work.

When he was making himself some lunch, Cal heard a bang and hid behind the living room, curtain, ringing his brother.

"Ethanasked, please come" Cal said.

"Cal, I'm here"

"I was scared I was going to get kidnapped again. "

Ethan sat next to his brother. "Cal, its not going to happen. Dads been arrested and your safe"

Cal cuddled his brother, Ethan kissed Cal's forehead, promising to never leave again.